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I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good chords by
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
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Key: Bb major•
Verse 1
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The poets say that
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all who love are blind
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But I'm in love and I know what time it is
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The good book says "go seek
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and ye shall find"
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Well, I have sought and my,
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what a climb it is
Verse 2
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My life is just like the weather

It changes with the hours
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When he's near I'm fair and warmer
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When he's gone I'm
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cloudy with showers
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And motion like the ocean
Verse 3
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It's either sink or swim
Gm
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Am
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B
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When a wo man loves a man
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Like I love him
Verse 4
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B
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2

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Never treat s me sweet
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A
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B
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and gentle
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Am
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The way he should
Dm
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C#dim
C#dim
4

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I got it bad
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Cm
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And that ain't good
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C#dim
C#dim
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Verse 5
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D

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B
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2

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Em
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My poor heart is sentimental
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B
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C
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Not made of wood
Am
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D
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C#dim
C#dim
4

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I got it bad
Ab
Ab
4

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Em
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And that ain't good
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Gaug
Gaug

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Verse 6
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G
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But when the weekend's over
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Cm
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F
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Bb
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And Monday rolls around
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B
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2

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E
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I end up like I started out
Dm
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Am
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Just cryin' my lil'
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Ebdim
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heart out
Verse 7
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Cdim
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3

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B
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2

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He don't love me
Em
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Bbdim
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A
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B
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2

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Like I love him
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Gaug
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C
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Am
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No, nobody could
Dm
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C#dim
C#dim
4

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I got it bad
A
A

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C#dim
C#dim
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C
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Cm
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G
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An d that ain't good
Interlude 1
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Am
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G
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Bm
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Em
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A
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C#dim
C#dim
4

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C#
C#
4

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G
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A
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Gaug
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Em
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Gaug
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E
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Am
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Verse 8
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So bad, so bad
Interlude 2
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Bm
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Em
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G
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C#dim
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A
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Gaug
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B
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Em
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Am
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Gaug
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Verse 9
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I got it bad, so bad
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Though folk s with good intentions
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Gaug
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Tell me to save
Fdim
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Bb
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my tears
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I'm glad I'm mad
Bm
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about you
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I can't live without you
Verse 10
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Bm
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B
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Lord above me
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Make him love me
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Edim
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The way he should
Verse 11
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Like a lonely weeping willow
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lost in the wood

The things I tell my pillow,
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no woman should

I got it bad, bad

So bad and that ain't good

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • C

  • E

  • Am

  • A

  • Gm

    3

  • B

    2

  • Em

  • Gaug

  • Dm

  • C#dim

    4

  • Cm

    3

  • Ab

    4

  • F

  • Bb

  • Ebdim

  • Cdim

    3

  • Bbdim

  • Bm

    2

  • C#

    4

  • Fdim

    3

  • Edim

  • Ebm

    6

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good by Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald is Bb major.

The primary chords used in I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good are Bb, F, Eb, G, Cm, C.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, F, Eb, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good is approximately 102 beats per minute.

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